Match Report


SalernitanaSalernitana     AtalantaAtalanta
Computer Player Computer Player Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Sebastiano MicilloS. Micillo63
G
1
G
76Ryozo OkamotoR. Okamoto
Alexandre NunesA. Nunes70
D
2captain
D
72Bruno RavanelliB. Ravanelli
Ruel DefoeR. Defoe65
D
3
D
72Gabriele Di LivioG. Di Livio
Callum YoungC. Young60
D
4
D
82Giuseppe CasaleG. Casale
Paolo MartuscielloP. Martusciello58
D
5
D
72Florian GilardinoF. Gilardino
Enrique AguilarE. Aguilar54
D
6
M
74Alex GonnellaA. Gonnella
Ernesto HerreraE. Herrera80
M
7
M
75Matthias HelmerM. Helmer
Ezio IannuzziE. Iannuzzi67
M
8
M
77Morgan BianchiniM. Bianchini
Morris WatsonM. Watson66
A
9
A
85Rodolfo DogaR. Doga
Antonio RibeiroA. Ribeiro63
A
captain10
A
70Vito MarconV. Marcon
Colin NaysmithC. Naysmith61
A
11
A
82Mario LottiM. Lotti
 
Stefano BellottoS. Bellotto60
A
12
A
66Francesco G. DeiF. Dei
Craig GoughC. Gough59
G
13
M
81Lennart BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Leonardo PenaL. Pena59
G
14
D
70Alberto RegoA. Rego

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Arechi where Salernitana play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 18,668 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Salernitana are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Cangini.


0.00
Salernitana kick off and get the first half underway!
6.09
Ruel Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Ribeiro who takes it down. Antonio Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Morris Watson. Morris Watson makes a deft header. Morris Watson scores for Salernitana!!
9.16
Morgan Bianchini flicks a high pass forward to Vito Marcon who brings the ball under control. Vito Marcon lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.07
Ernesto Herrera hits a low pass to Morris Watson. Morris Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.26
Giuseppe Casale flicks a high ball forward to Gabriele Di Livio who takes it down. Gabriele Di Livio makes a probing pass to Matthias Helmer. Matthias Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vito Marcon but he's offside!
27.27
Gabriele Di Livio knocks the ball to his team mate, Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gonnella holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Gonnella runs straight at the defence! Alex Gonnella muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
28.51
Without breaking stride, Paolo Martusciello plays the ball forward to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi connects with a diving header but Ryozo Okamoto is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
33.15
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.21
Matthias Helmer hits a low pass to Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Sebastiano Micillo!
39.37
Paolo Martusciello makes a simple pass to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Watson. Morris Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giuseppe Casale.
42.01
Paolo Martusciello catches Matthias Helmer on the ankles. Paolo Martusciello is shown the yellow card! Matthias Helmer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
With imagination, Ernesto Herrera plays the ball forward to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera makes a convincing header. Magnificent block by Giuseppe Casale!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Salernitana appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Atalanta start the second half!
48.32
Ruel Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Watson. Morris Watson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Morgan Bianchini.
49.16
Gabriele Di Livio sees Matthias Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Helmer knocks the ball forward to Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastiano Micillo who gathers it comfortably.
60.41
Matthias Helmer catches Ruel Defoe on the ankles. The referee calls over Matthias Helmer and shows him a yellow card! Ruel Defoe stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.29
Giuseppe Casale threads a neat ball through to Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Morgan Bianchini shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Sebastiano Micillo!
65.22
Morgan Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Doga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Doga makes a defence splitting pass to Morgan Bianchini. Some silky footwork from Morgan Bianchini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.25
Bruno Ravanelli comes in with a late challenge on Morris Watson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Morris Watson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.27
Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Francesco G. Dei replacing Mario Lotti, Lennart Beckenbauer replacing Matthias Helmer and Alberto Rego replacing Florian Gilardino .
78.30
Lennart Beckenbauer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vito Marcon. Vito Marcon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastiano Micillo who gathers it comfortably.
79.20
Gabriele Di Livio threads a neat ball through to Alex Gonnella. Alex Gonnella takes it forward alone. Alex Gonnella lofts in a cross ball towards Vito Marcon. Vito Marcon directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.28
Bruno Ravanelli clumsily knocks into Colin Naysmith. Bruno Ravanelli is warned by the referee! Colin Naysmith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.50
Colin Naysmith passes the ball forward to Morris Watson. Morris Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Rego.
87.33
Ezio Iannuzzi hacks Rodolfo Doga from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Rodolfo Doga runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Salernitana

Atalanta
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
29.8%
42.9%
27.4%

Scorers
Morris Watson 6
Mario Lotti 9
Morgan Bianchini 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morgan Bianchini of Atalanta

Match Ratings